DC-3's Important Recruiting Mission Culminated With Amazing Israeli Views

[Aharon 465]

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting Israeli navy scuba diving squadron's new important recruiting mission in all Haifa schools abroad DC-3's flight from LLET Eilat Airport located in the center of city of Eilat adjacent to Route 90 (The Arava Road) to LLHA Haifa Airport located to the east of the city of Haifa

Waiting for recruiting officers of the Israeli navy scuba diving squadron to board

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Green buses carrying the recruiters and their equipments had arrived on left side of the screenshot

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Recruiters boarding this plane with their heavy scuba equipments and recruiting materials used for demonstration purpose for recruit visits to Haifa schools

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Pilots boarding cockpit with nice background view of retired Arkia DC-3

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Starting left engine

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Starting right engine

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Fully roaring revved up and ready to taxi to runway 03

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Holding on runway 03 awaiting for take off clearance with background view of retired Arkia DC-3

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Starting take off run after receiving take off clearance

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Airborne on climb to 10,000 ft via waypoint route ZFR KINAR MZD SIVAK TALMI NEGEV LORIM BGN LL TAV HRZ ATLIT GALIM

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Still climbing with background view of Jordanian mountains that they call Wadi Rum (Wadi is Arabic word for valley)

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Cockpit view of LLOV Ovda Airport located in the Uvda region of southern Israel about 37 miles north of Eilat.

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Passing LLOV

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Cruising at 10,000 along above highway route 90

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Cruising

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Cruising along the same highway route along western shore of Dead Sea

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Flying through clouds

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Passing town of Ein Gedi (we need to tell Microsoft that this town is on east of the highway, not west of the route)

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Cruising above clouds

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Approaching green pastures indicate that Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are getting closer!!

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Cockpit view of Dead Sea ahead and green pastures on left

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Time to turn left to pass through Jerusalem and Tel Aviv!

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View of Jerusalem ahead

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Passing highway route 60 on way to cross Jerusalem

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Cruising past landscape of Jerusalem

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Leaving Jerusalem

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Passing intersection of highways 6, 444, and 1 with background view of Ben Shemen forest located behind the tail of the plane which is flying along highway 1

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Passing intersection called Lod Exchange which is intersection of highways 1 and 40

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Passing LLBG Ben Gurion Airport located on the northern outskirts of the city of Lod which is about 12 miles to the southeast of Tel Aviv

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Passing intersection called Ganot Exchange which is intersection of highways 4 and 1

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Passing Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa area

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After turning right to head north now passing LLSD Sde Dov Airport llocated in Tel Aviv, Israel

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Passing through intersection called Glilot Mizrah Interexchange which is intersection of highways 20 and 5

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Passing town of Kfar Shmaryahu and intersection of two highways 531 and 20

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Time to descend!!

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Flying along Israeli coast can be fun and here is cockpit view of Hadera area, Hadera port, and Orot Rabin Power Plant looms ahead

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Passing Hadera area, Hadera port, and Orot Rabin Power Plant

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At 5,000 ft

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Approaching city landscape of Hafia passing abandoned stadium next to highway route 4 and Avraham Liessen street

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Passing Haifa port

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Look at US Navy aircraft carrier paying port visit!!

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Making right turn to approach runway 16 seen ahead

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On final runway approach to runway 16 with background view of Haifa suburb of Kiryat Haim West

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Seconds before touchdown

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TOUCHDOWN

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Braking down with rear wheel gliding down slowly

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Backtracking!!

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Arriving at gate!

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Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight!!

Regards,

Aharon

[TorstenFS 60]

Hi Aharon, I like most your cockpit screenshots!

 

These old machines - they have their own character. Very nice ambience -> thumbs up!

It's the DC-3 from Manfred Jahn? Great work!

 

Have a fine and peaceful evening
Torsten

[Aharon 465]

Torsten,

 

Thank you for your very kind words.

 

Regards,

 

Aharon